What applications are being processed?

All applications submitted and payed for prior to the dates displayed in the table below are being processed.

The information is updated every two weeks, this update is from June 2, 2020.

Application type

Applications for first permits

Applications for renewals

Family members of Icelandic and EEA citizens

February 4, 2020

April 21, 2020

Work permits

March 3, 2020

April 14, 2020

Family members of work permit holders

April 6, 2020

April 9, 2020

Residence permits for students

May 4, 2020

May 18, 2020

Residence permits for an au-pair

January 7, 2020

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Permanent residence permits

March 10, 2020

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Family members of permanent residence permit holders

March 13, 2020

May 4, 2020

Icelandic citizenship

June 3, 2019

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Applications are processed in the order they are received.

If you submitted your application later than the displayed dates, your application is not being processed yet.

If your application is not yet being processed, no information regarding your application can be provided by telephone or email.

The Directorate will contact the applicant or his agent if the application is insufficient or if further documentation is required.

Students

Applications for residence permits for students, which are submitted with all required supporting documents within the deadline, will be processed before the school semester starts. The deadlines for submitting applications are June 1st for the fall semester and November 1st for the spring semester each year.

Processing time of applications for residence permits

A first time applicant can expect it to take up to 180 days from the time an application is submitted and paid for until it is processed at the Directorate.

Applications for a permit renewal are processed within 90 days from being submitted and paid for.

The majority of applications is processed within this estimated timeframe. Some applications may take longer to evaluate.

The processing time might be longer if:

the application has not been properly filled out,

further documentation is required,

the applicant needs to be interviewed or

the applicant has requested exemptions from conditions for the residence permit.

If the application has not been processed within the timeframe, it is not necessary to contact the Directorate.

The Directorate will contact the applicant or his agent if the application is insufficient or if further documentation is required.

Processing time of applications for Icelandic citizenship

Applicants for Icelandic citizenship may need to wait for up to twelve months for an answer to their application.

Processing time of applications for international protection

The average processing time of applications for international protection in the first quarter of 2019 was:

9 days in priority procedure

225 days in substantive procedure

162 days in Dublin procedure

138 days when applicants had already been granted protection in another country